BILL · 2023–24 SESSION

SB 5999: Financial aid eligibility

Expanding financial aid eligibility.

Summary

Increases eligibility for the maximum Washington College Grant (WCG) award up to 70 percent of median family income.
Modifies WCG awards for students between 71 and 100 percent of median family income.
Entitles WCG students who are receiving the maximum WCG award, but who are not College Bound Scholarship recipients, to a bridge grant, which is an additional annual stipend for expenses beyond tuition and fees.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5999), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to expanding financial aid eligibility;

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

SB 5999 (2025–26) Ecosystem services · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5999 (2019–20) Unfunded actuarial liability · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 5999 (2017–18) Bond proceeds/employees · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5999 (2015–16) Caseload forecast council · Enacted · Chapter 128, Laws of 2015
SB 5999 (2013–14) Corporate entity conversions · Enacted · Chapter 83, Laws of 2014
SB 5999 (2011–12) Greenhouse gas reporting · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5999 (2009–10) Rural library districts · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5999 (2007–08) Unemployment insurance · Did not pass · died in committee